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origins of

Glen-Gery?
What are the origins of Glen-Gery and how does
Berks County fit into that picture?

Aerial photo of Glen-Gery's
Mid-Atlantic Plant located
in Shoemakersville.

The company's unassuming origins can be traced back to Reading,
Pennsylvania, in 1890, during the height of the Industrial Revolution when new
construction was abound. A local businessman, Albert A. Gery, nicknamed AA,
decided to try his hand at making fire brick. Gery purchased 32 acres of land
rich in fire clay near the Montello Station of the legendary Reading Railroad.
Gery built two rectangular kilns and formed the Montello Clay and Brick
Company. His intent was to make dense fire brick; however, in an unexpected
turn of events, Gery was contacted by a Philadelphia contractor who needed
a million red common facebrick to build the Wernersville State Hospital, five
miles from Montello. With this job, the new brick company fired up!
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